The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-12
FOGARTY SHOWS FIGHT.
THE ASSAILANT OF DIR. KIEFFER
TACKLES THE POLICE.

officer Thorpe, of the Ocean Steam
ship Force Set Upon by the Young
Frogtown Bully-He Draws a Pistol
on the Policeman and Makes Dash
at Him with Knife.
Tom Fogarty, who is well known for his
assault upon Edward j. Keifer last March,
is again under lock and key for having as
saulted Officer Thorpe, of the Ocean Steam
ship Company police yesterday morning.
TIE assault was the result of grudge
that Fogarty has harbored against Thorpe,
because the latter was one of the officers
sent out to search for him when he disap-
peared after shooting Dr. Keifer Thorpe
had been in the Office of the General Man
ager of the Central railroad and had just
come out Of the building when he met a
friend. lie stopped a moment to speak to
him, and while standing there he saw Fo-
garty and two others on the sidewalk just
in front of st. Patrick's church. The officer
started across the street and Fogarty met
him half way, and asked him if he was the
- who had gone out to look for him when
he disappeared.
INSULTING AN OFFICER
~ am no - replied the officer, but
was sent out to hunt you up"
"Well. You are a - and Fogarty be-
gan a string of the most violent abuse.
Look here, Fogarty," said the officer,
"you have impoverished your old father by
your bad behavior and | don't want to get
YOU into any more trouble on his account,
but you must not call me such names He
then walked up to Fogarty's friends and
told them that they had better take care OF
him, or he would have to take him to the
barracks
You can't do it, you -" said Fogarty,
"for I'm going to kill you" He had pis-
toll in one hand and knife in the other,
and, as he spoke, he struck the officer in the
chin. cutting a bad CASH The latter says
that ne does not know whether he was hit
with the pistol or cut with the knife, but,
at any rate. he drew his own pistol and
struck Fogarty i'll the head, knocking him
down. Fogarty got up and again assaulted
the officer curSing like sailor all
the time. A crowd collected, and the po-
liceman called for assistance, but no one
would obey the summons; so he again struck
Fogarty, and again sent him to the ground
Fogarty got up, and the officer caught him
and started to the barracks with him.
TAKEN CARE OF BY HIS FRIENDS.
The knife and pistol were struggled away
by some one IN the crowd, but there are
two witnesses to swear that both weapons
were drawn on the officer. Fogarty went
along peaceably for some distance, and then
he began to fight again. Thorpe called
to a lady who was standing in her
doorway and asked for piece of rope with
which to tie his prisoner, but before it was
brought Fogarty succumbed. and he was
taken 10 the barracks without further
trouble He was standing by Thorpe in the
office while the policeman was making his
statement to Sergt. Lee, when he turned
suddenly and struck Thorpe a
terrific blow in the throat The
officer staggered but recovered himself,
and knocked Fogarty down again and he
was using him up pretty badly, when
Sergt. Lee ordered him to stop.
Fogarty was locked up on the charges of
cursing, abusing and striking an officer
while in the discharge of his duty, carrying
concealed weapons, and disorderly conduct
in the Office of the police barracks.